Try it out now They make it easy for users to retrieve spreadsheet files that weren’t saved. However, those features need to be enabled for users to restore an Excel file not saved.

How can I recover an unsaved Excel file?

1. Make sure the Save AutoRecover information option is selected

Thereafter, a Document Recovery sidebar will open when you first launch Excel after it unexpectedly closed (crashed). That shows you a list of files that it can recover. Note that the files it displays will have been saved at least once before. Nevertheless, it will enable you to recover content added to a document before the application closed.

2. Select the Recover Unsaved Workbooks option

  1. Launch Microsoft Excel on your device.

  2. Navigate to the File tab from the menu.

  3. In newer Excel versions, click on Open. In older versions, you’ll need to click on Recent.

  4. Select Recent to open a list of recent documents. If you are already here, skip to step 5.

  5. Click the Recover Unsaved Workbooks button.

  6. An Open window will then appear that includes a list of unsaved Excel documents.

  7. Select an unsaved document from there.

  8. Click the Open button to view the file.

To restore a file that has never been saved, you can use the built-in Recover Unsaved Workbooks option. All of your recent unsaved documents will be listed, and you will be able to select those that you want to recover.

So, that’s how you can restore an Excel file that’s not saved and lost document content. You can also restore unsaved MS Word files much the same as that application has the same AutoSave and AutoRecover features. What methods do you use to recover unsaved MS Office documents? Share your experiences with us in the comments section below.

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